KARACHI: When quality artists paint art lovers marvel at their paintings but when Tassaduq Sohail paints quality artists marvel at his fecund imagination. An exhibition of his latest body of work opened at the Chawkandi Art Gallery on Tuesday. There is likelihood that the oil-on-canvas artworks that adorn the walls of the gallery exude a […]
KARACHI: It is always a delight to see young artists creating art with complete abandon, for what one gets to see is an unadulterated, uninfluenced effort that may or may not be right out of the top drawer. Analogical Paradigms — an exhibition of artworks by four young artists — these days can be seen […]
THE Holy Quran has been approached from many perspectives: linguistic, liturgical, historical, exegetical, sociological, psychological, anthropological, aesthetic etc. The more perspectives one brings to the study of the sacred text, the better and richer our understanding of it becomes. People approach sacred texts from their own perspectives, their reading fed by their needs, interests and […]
KARACHI: Quddus Mirza is one of Pakistan’s leading artists. He also has proven credentials as an art writer. So whenever he puts on display his new works expectations always rocket sky-high. And an exhibition of his latest body of artworks that opened at the Canvas Art Gallery on Tuesday lives up to expectations in every […]
ISLAMABAD: The capital has its own real-life version of the ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ after a valuable painting was found missing from the National Assembly Secretariat. While the painting may not quite be a 100-million-dollar Monet, the abstract work, which is “worth over a million rupees,” was swiped from a building with the highest-level security in […]
KARACHI: Sometimes certain things become fashionable in art, for example, quoting Rumi. How does one distinguish between a true admirer of the poet and someone who likes to name-drop and quote couplets at the drop of a hat to impress others? It is an easy question to answer. Observe closely a work of art inspired […]
The High Commission for Pakistan, Ottawa organised a truck art exhibition on Parliament Hill featuring the prominent Pakistani truck artist Haider Ali. The event was attended by a large cross section of people from Ottawa such as senators, MPs, prominent business leaders, media representatives, important government functionaries and the Pakistani origin community in Ottawa. The […]
KARACHI: VM Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition by two talented women, Shazia Qureshi and Tahira Noreen, based on two different themes ‘Organised Chaos’ and ‘Journeys’ respectively. The work by Shazia, who is a prominent figure in the domestic art scene, revolves around the current socio – political conciliation while Tahira’s work is experimental and […]
LAHORE: A solo exhibition titled, “The Colour of Mind” showcasing paintings by Jahangir Hossain commenced at the Hamail Art Galleries on Wednesday. Hossains’s paintings are deeply passionate and emotionally charged. “I paint what I feel, straight from my heart,” Hossain told Daily Times, as he talked about his thought process when he paints. The medium […]
By: Hifza Jillani KARACHI: In this tale of two cities, Karachi is predictably violent and Islamabad is transient. This is how two artists from Karachi and Islamabad – Shazia Qureshi and Tahira Noreen – feel about their respective hometowns. The artists will be displaying their works at VM Art Gallery starting today. Qureshi titled her […]
LAHORE: Several artists use the canvas to express their inner most desires or as a means of letting go of their deep-rooted inhibitions. From political issues to social ones, they tend to convert the external stimuli and channel their emotions onto the blank canvas. However, in Komail Aijazuddin’s case, instead of taking stimuli from his […]
ISLAMABAD: Instinctive artist Erum Ashfaq has put up her 26 oil paintings that depict the country’s rich cultural heritage. The solo exhibition started at the Jharoka Art Gallery and was set against the backdrop of classical buildings holding an element of diversity and intensity with an effective play of light and darkness that imparted ecstatic […]
KARACHI: An enlightening lecture on ‘Sufism in Sindh’ was delivered by eminent scholar Prof Dr Michel Boivin at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Tuesday evening. The talk was organised by the Endowment Fund Trust and the Mohatta Palace Museum. Dr Boivin stated at the outset that he was a historian by training. His talk was […]
KARACHI: In art, contrary to the common perception, sometimes tangible things are harder to draw, paint or sculpt than intangible ones. The reason for this is that interpreting life from an experiential standpoint is a two-edged sword. You know, by virtue of knowing them through your senses, what you are trying to create and at […]
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